Marlene Pankau

About Marlene Pankau

SME in Build to Order, SME in harnessing from design for manufacturing to end product - Custom made Harness Design, KSK - Kundenspezifischen Kabelbaum. Experienced Senior Design Lead Engineer with 15+ years of diversified experience in design and development of a new harness product. Looking for continuous improvement of current product, calculations, system design, user training and detailed process / procedure development. Experienced in all facets of the OEM / Supplier product design, manufacturing and release processes. Proficient in the following CAD and analysis tools: DFMEA, UG, IDEAS NG, CATIA V5 ( certified user ), HyperMesh, Nastran, CapH, CHS, TransCable, TransLayout, Team Center Engineering – TCE, Digital Buck. Reputation as a team player with excellent problem solving and project management skills. A dependable and fast learner with a strong work ethic. Quad lingual: fluent in English, German, Polish, Russian.Developed and implemented the 24/12 V domain architecture for a new electric truck, including protection strategy and interconnects. Designed/Packaged ~50 wiring harnesses end‑to‑end: components, 3D routing/packaging in CAD in Catia and completed 2D manufacturing drawings in Siemens Mentor Capital.Introduced FFC/FPC and busbar concepts for high‑current distribution; established rules for stack‑ups, bend radii, shielding, and serviceability. Authored wiring DFM requirements and a digital release workflow to tighten supplier first‑pass yield and reduce rework.KEY QUALIFICATIONS* Strong CAD Design / Packaging of wire harnesses and body components* Vehicle Launch at Customer Pilot assembly Plant* Change management * New Product Launch and Current product Continuous development* Deep knowledge of manufacturing and release processes* GD & T* DV & PV testing* Principle of NVH and Vehicle Dynamic* DVP & R, DFMEA, PPAP* Design for Manufacturing* CAE, FEA – Final Element Analysis* Project Management / Problem SolvingSpecialties:* DV & PV testing* Principle of NVH and Vehicle Dynamic* DVP & R, DFMEA, PPAP* Design for Manufacturing* CAE, FEA – Final Element Analysis* Project Management / Problem Solving

Experience

1. Principal Engineer, Eds Lead,

   Harbinger

   Oct 2022 — Present · Gardena, CA, US

   Support Logical and Physical schematic development-Design wire harness using Capitol Harness Systems toolset-Utilize best design fro manufacturing, assembly, and failure mode avoidance practices-Create and maintain program specific foundation documents-Develop and/or direct manufacturing print development and release-Create and maintain harness family complexity-Manage component and harness part delivery-Master harness assessment and sign-off-Support vehicle assembly plant builds on-site-Address vehicle assembly issues, make necessary design changes

Education

• Technische Universität Darmstadt

  Master, Civil Engineering

Skills

• Product Design
• Catia
• Build to Order - Custom Made Harness Design
• Components
• Automotive
• Sheet Metal
• Apqp
• Gd&T
• Packaging
• Manufacturing
• Solid Modeling
• Cae
• Finite Element Analysis
• Dfmea
• Parts
• Assemblies
• Stress Analysis
• Ppap
• Design for Assembly
• Automotive Engineering
• Teamcenter
• Cad
• Fmea
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing
• Engineering
• Problem Solving
• Dfm
• Design for Manufacturing
• Hypermesh